The two forecheckers are called torpedoes, the other forwards are called halfbacks and the lone defenseman is a rover. |
Havlat scored into an open net after Swedish defenseman Marcus Ragnarsson missed a pass in his end. |
That puts added pressure on the puck-moving defenseman and his wingers. |
It's easy for a defenseman to cover if the two of you are right on the same plain. |
When forced to dump the puck, forecheckers must battle through blockers to reach the defenseman along the boards behind the net. |
He is a defenseman, who never has been anything but a discredit to a game that too often is a discredit to all other games. |